Kalisindh Dam is a concrete gravity dam across

Kali Sindh River The Kali Sindh, is a river in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan in northern India. It is a tributary of the Chambal River in the Ganges Basin. The main tributaries of the Kali Sindh are the Parwan, Niwaj and Ahu rivers. The Kali Sindh River drains a ...

. It is situated near Jetpura village which is 16 km from

Jhalawar Jhalawar () is a city, municipal council and headquarter in Jhalawar district of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located in the southeastern part of the state. It was the capital of the former princely state of Jhalawar, and is the admin ...

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...

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. It is built primarily for providing water for irrigation to nearby villages, control annual floods in

and uplift water to storage of 1200 mcft water for

Kalisindh Thermal Power Station Kalisindh Thermal Power Station is located 12 km away from Jhalawar town in Jhalawar district, Rajasthan state in western India. The power plant is operated by Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd (RVUNL). Water for the plant is provid ...

. The dam has the highest number of gates (33) among all dams in

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Dams in Rajasthan Dams completed in 2014 2014 establishments in Rajasthan Jhalawar district {{India-dam-stub